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Lady Gaga Launching Her Own Social Network

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:43:33 +0000

Calling all little monsters. Forget Facebook. Toss Twitter. Move on from MySpace, if you haven’t already. The Mother Monster AKA Lady Gaga is launching her own social networking site that is specifically designed to create a community among little monsters and that which will allow some communication with Gaga herself.

Facebook Friends Dumping You? It's Probably Something You Said [INFOGRAPHIC]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:10:35 +0000

If you recently lost a slew of Facebook friends, it probably wasn’t a glitch. Go back and look at your timeline because the chances are good it’s your own fault.

That’s what a new study from Nielsen seems to indicate anyway. The group surveyed about 2,000 adults to learn why Facebook users add and remove friends, and the results may surprise you.

Mark Zuckerberg's Leaked Facebook Photos Are Super Boring [PHOTOS]

Kathy Landin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:56:57 +0000

Frustrations over Facebook’s lax privacy policies have risen quite high in recent times, which makes the fact that someone was able to hack the social site and make public some of Mark Zuckerberg’s private photos all the more satisfying.

Facebook and Twitter Are Harming Our Kids, Says Majority — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:15:27 +0000

Facebook, Twitter and all the other social media sites have changed the way young people interact with each other, but according to a survey from Poll Position, the majority of Americans don’t think this has been a change for the better.

10 Things We Wish We Could Opt Out of on Facebook

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:29:17 +0000

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Facebook may have changed the way we communicate, keep up with long lost friends and pretend that we're doing actual work in the office, but it has come at a great cost to privacy. Now the federal government is forcing the social networking giant to ask all 800 million of their users [...]

WhoSay Is the Invite-Only Social Media Site for Celebrities

Shauna Wright — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:33:04 +0000

A new exclusive social media experience called WhoSay.com is drawing the attention of stars like Tom Hanks, Sarah Silverman and Lindsay Lohan away from Facebook and Twitter.

While many celebrities regularly use basic social media sites, they come with a risk. Stars don’t have copyright protection over what they post and could lose possible revenue derived from their writing, photos and videos.

Why Teen Bride Courtney Stodden Keeps Getting Banned From Facebook

Shauna Wright — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:08:04 +0000

Courtney Stodden, the 17-year-old bride of 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison, has apparently had her Facebook page pulled. And it’s not the first time it’s happened. Stodden likes to post revealing photos of herself in bikinis and lingerie, and her overtly-sexual behavior online and in interviews has raised the ire of more than one responsible parent. [...]

Your Facebook Page Might Help Or Hurt Your Chances At A New Job

Tony Kerns — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:54:41 +0000

Yes, it is YOUR page, but what you say on it could cost you a job. According to Forbes, Reppler commissioned a new survey of 300 employers to see how they use social networking like Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, etc. to determine the fate of a potential employee. 69% said they rejected a candidate because of [...]

Preview the New Facebook Timeline Profile and Find Out How You Can Get It Now

Aaron Galloway — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:49:58 +0000

Facebook announced a big overhaul of their user profile design at yesterday’s f8 developers conference. The redesign includes a chronological sorting of each user’s life in a feature they’ve dubbed the Timeline.

The new profile will automatically sort all of your Facebook activity in chronological order, allowing you to go back and re-live all of those not so proud moments you had on Facebook all the way back to the day you first signed up (don't worry that part of your Timeline is only visible to you). You can even create important life events with corresponding photos and videos on your timeline such as the birth of a child, your wedding, etc. You can even go as far back as adding the most important event of your life - the day you were born!

Facebook Announces New Timeline Feature for Profiles [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:41:13 +0000

Despite the whining about the launch of their “top stories” feature this week, Facebook unveiled and even bigger change at the company’s F8 developer conference in San Francisco: Timeline.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that profile pages will soon automatically put photos, videos, status updates and status changes in chronological order. The timeline will also feature a “way back” section, which allows users to insert material from their pre-Facebook days.

February 13 Is 'Break up with Your Ex Day'

Aaron Galloway — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:14:18 +0000

Just before Valentine's Day, relationship site YourTango.com has declared a new holiday: "Break up with Your Ex Day." According to a survey they ran, 48 percent of people (including married people) said they look at their ex's Facebook page and other social media. The solution is, apparently, a national day to unfriend your ex.